Hi Terry
Did you get it off eBay, I saw a Cresta on there just the other week.
Unfortunately the pictures aren't working.
As a bit of a Sun fan, mostly interested in the period during the move to Worksop so 1959 being the last Birmingham models I'd be interested in more info on it too. Bear in mind the date that Sun had probably already been acquired by Ti and although this is a Birmingham model after the change over they seemed to stop offering frames in higher end tubing. My Mass Start from 66 was available with Campy or Cyclo Benelux gear sets yet seemingly only used Ti tru-wel 205 tubing and from catalogues at the time no tubing options were given (unless another list member cares to correct me).
All the best
Julius, London UK
On 6 Dec 2007, at 01:33, classicrendezvous-request@bikelist.org wrote:
> Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 21:52:26 +0000
> From: Terry Kearns <terrykearns@hotmail.co.uk>
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> Hi,I have purchased an old stored Sun Cresta bike circa 1959 ( the
> BB is st
> amped 3/59 ) which I'm stripping and rebuilding for spring 08, it
> has not b
> een over used and is in original condition, but it has raised a
> couple of q
> uestions : -http://homepage.ntlworld.com/terry.kearns/P1000803.JPGChrome
> wh
> eel nuts with the makers initial in white with a red background; I
> have alw
> ays thought this was a Carlton/Raleigh ( 1960/70's ) thing, but here
> it is
> on an old 'Birmingham Sun'. What's the earliest application of this
> type of
> wheel nut ?http://homepage.ntlworld.com/terry.kearns/P1000806.JPGThe
> other
> question is concerning the tubing; It's not a top of the range
> arrangement
> but it is fitted with a Wrights Saddle, Sun Wasp brakes, pedals and
> 10-spe
> ed Cyclo Benelux setup, but by the seatpost is a decal with the tube
> detail
> s, and I can't track down any details about the manufacturer, it
> looks like
> 'EUUT' - any thoughts ?http://homepage.ntlworld.com/terry.kearns/P1000804
> .
> JPGTerryHerts, UK